Maurage
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09544MAU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Jean Baptiste de Maurage
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste 2, 7110 La Louvière, Belgium -- Tel.: +32 64 66 26 09
Site Location: Hainaut / Henegouwen, Wallonie / Wallonne, Belgium, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the N55, 5-6 km S of Le Rœulx, 12 km E of Mons
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Tournai
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font of the 16th century made of limestone listed and illustrated in BALaT KIK-IRPA [https://balat.kikirpa.be/object/10036540] [accessed 9 August 2025]: "fonts baptismaux [...] pierre calcaire [...] Date: 1501 - 1600 [...] gothique [...] hauteur: 114 cm."
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 578156 5589919
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.45606, 4.10101
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 27′ 21.82″ N, 4° 6′ 3.64″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Font Height (less Plinth): 114 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BALaT KIK-IRPA [cf. FontNotes]
LID INFORMATION
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat and plain
REFERENCES
- KIK-IRPA, BALaT KIK-IRPA, 2024. URL: https://balat.kikirpa.be/.